Yesterday's blizzards, which saw up to three inches of snow in southern England, were the first significant April snowfalls since 1989.
The contrast with the same day last year, when sun-seekers packed Brighton beach, could not have been more stark.
Many roads were affected by the difficults conditions and the Met Office issued a number of flash warnings of severe or extreme weather.
Emergency services were called to a string of accidents in the treacherous conditions.
One motorist died after his car skidded off a road and plunged into the River Gade in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
More snow is expected today, mostly in the North, and showers of snow, sleet and rain will continue until Wednesday.
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Teed off: The greens did not live up to their name at the deserted Woking Golf Course
Snowdance: A pair of young deer in Richmond Park get a little frisky among the flakes
Freezing: Brighton on April 6, 2008, where building snowmen was the order of the day
Roasting: Brighton on April 6, 2007, when the temperature soared to 20C
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Fun day: A mother and her two children make a snowman near Windsor Castle yesterday
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Delays: Both runways at Heathrow were closed briefly for de-icing
London: The capital comes under a blanket of snow bringing chaos to the streets and misery to the tulips
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Freezing: Primrose Hill is an unlikely venue for a springtime snowball fight
Chilly: Hardy rowers set off from Putney on the River Thames in heavy snow
Winter in April: Everything's all white for a girl out for a stroll in Leamington Spa
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